{"id":2927,"date":"2015-01-22T07:42:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T12:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:24:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:24:19","slug":"in-training-with-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/01\/in-training-with-love.html","title":{"rendered":"In training with love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, we had horses. It was when a new revolution in horse training was occurring. Trainers were transitioning away from \u201cbreaking\u201d horses, to training with compassion and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2014\/04\/training-a-wild-mustang.html\">understanding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have to follow the human pattern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God\u2019s Law, things like fairness and <strong>compassion<\/strong> and commitment\u2014the absolute basics!\u2014you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that\u2019s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?\u201d Matthew 23: 23-24<em>The Message<\/em><\/p>\n<p>God doesn\u2019t \u201cbreak us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>God loves us and is gently and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/01\/mindsets-no-longer-living-in-the-past.html\">constantly expressing<\/a> through us patience, dignity, and wellbeing. We can accept this and go along with it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, we had horses. It was when a new revolution in horse training was occurring. 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